Unit 2 Root Words Flashcards by Kim Lindegren | Brainscape

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abdomin

A

belly

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acerb(o)/a

A

harsh, bitter

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acute

A

sharp

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aise
ease

A

state of rest or well-being

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alert

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aware of surroundings, vigilanta

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anter/i

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front

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antrum

A

cave

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assur

A

secure

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ausculta

A

listen attentively to

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benign

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well-mannered

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cardio

A

heart

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caud

A

tail

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charge

A

obligation

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chondr

A

cartilage (as in the ribs)

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chronic

A

pertaining to time

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coron

A

crown

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cran/i

A

head, skull

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crino

A

secretion

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different

A

set apart

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dila

A

increase in size

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dist

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farther away

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dors
dorsum

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back

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drome

A

route, road

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endo

A

inside

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etio

A

cause

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febr

A

fever

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front

A

front

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gastr

A

stomach

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genera

A

ancestry

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genet

A

birth

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gn(us)

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birth

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gnos

A

knowing

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graph

A

device used for a test or procedure

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hereditar

A

transmitted in a family line

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homeo

A

same

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horizon(t)

A

parallel to the ground

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il(eum)

A

flank

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infer

A

underneath

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inguin

A

groin

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later

A

to the side

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lesion

A

damage, injury

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lethargic

A

drowsy

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lipid

A

fat

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local

A

place

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lumb(us)

A

lower back

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marked

A

making an impression

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med/i

A

towards the middle

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morbid

A

sick

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mortal

A

dead

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observa

A

what is seen

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occult

A

what is unseen

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orient

A

towards the east (from using a compass)

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ox

A

shortening of oxygen

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palliat

A

covering

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palm

A

front surface of the hand

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palpa

A

feeling with the fingers

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path/o

A

disease

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pend

A

hanging

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percuss

A

tapping

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phylax

A

protection

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physi/o

A

function (literally “nature”)

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plant

A

bottom surface of the foot

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port

A

carry

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posi

A

place

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poster/i

A

behind

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press

A

pressure, dent

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produc

A

giving rise to

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progress

A

moving forward

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prone

A

face down, bending forward

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prox/im

A

near

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ptom

A

something that falls on you

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recurr

A

happening again

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remark

A

making a dent again

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remiss

A

diminishing, becoming less

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rostr

A

nose

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rupt

A

breaking, bursting

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sagitt

A

arrow

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scope

A

instrument for looking inside

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sequel

A

what comes next

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skelet

A

bones

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stas

A

standing still

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stem

A

standing

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sterile

A

not producing offspring

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super/i

A

towards the top

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supine

A

face up, bending backwards

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tens

A

stretching, pressure (cf. tendon in Unit 1)

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tom

A

cutting

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tribut

A

to pay

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umbilic(us)

A

navel, belly-button

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vascul

A

little vessel (vas+cule)

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vaso

A

vessel

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ventr

A

belly

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vers

A

across